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Tomorrow When the War Began Chapter QuestionsChapter 1 – 2First Impressions After reading page 13-15, write down your first impressions of: Ellie CorrieHomerFiona LeeRobynKevin What is going on in the news bulletin (pg.9) that foreshadows danger? Chapter 2 reinforces the reader’s expectations of the characters, by showing how the respond to a challenge.. Match the quote to the speaker and then make a prediction about how well the character will do when war hits.SpeakerQuote CorrieThat was about the shortest sentence I had ever heard from him. P. 22 Fi I knew him mainly for his piano and violin, which didn’t seem to go with horror movies p. 22Lee“Guys, I don’t know if it’s possible or not, but there’s plenty of people around Wirrawee who say it is… Let’s make like dressmakers and get the tuck in there.” (p.20) Homer“There’s creepy-crawlies everywhere! Get them off me! Get them off me!” p. 25 Robyn “Do you think I should take out the pillow then?” p.21 fi Ellie“Let’s do it” p. 23 Prediction: Corrie: Fi: Lee: Homer: Robyn: Ellie: Chapter 3On page 33, Marsden writes: “There aren’t many wild places left on Earth, yet we’d fluked it into the middle of this wild little kingdom” Find one more quote that shows that Hell is a peaceful place. Explain the irony in calling the place they find “Hell”. Chapter 4 What does Homer find in his sleeping bag? What does following characters reactions suggest about how they might handle a crisis: :Ellie: “My irrational mind was running the show. It told me not to give a stuff about anyone else; I didn’t give a stuff.” This suggests: _____________________ Corrie: “intelligently at the fire using it as protection” This suggests: ______________________Fi: “Fi was in the creek, I’ve got no idea why” This suggests: _______________________Lee: “Lee was up a tree, about six metres from the ground and rising fast” This suggests: _______________________What does Ellie see and hear on page 38 – 39 that foreshadows what’s to come? Explain what Marsden means by, “Hell wasn’t anything to do with places, Hell was all to do with people. Chapter 6How does the opening line help change the mood?What are three signs that something is wrong? Who emerges as a leader in this chapter? Chapter 7In your own words, write down what the note from Corrie’s dad says. What does ‘time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted’ (p. 73) mean? Explain: “I felt there was a spirit in me I hadn’t known about.” P. 81. What is Ellie talking about? What do Ellie, Corrie and Kevin do when they find themselves trapped? Chapter 8Rearrange these sentences into the correct sequence then write them accurately as a complete paragraph.They were keeping together, moving through the garden, firing into anything that could have concealed a person: a bush, a barbecue pit, a compost heap. A volley of gunfire interrupted us. They’d probably seen enough of us to have an idea that we were empty handed, but they were still moving cautiously.As we watched, trembling, we began to recognise their tactics. We could see the flashes of fire from the guns. It was frighteningly loud. CHAPTER 81. How does Ellie feel after the lawn mower incident? ______________________________________________________________________________2. How does she think the others will react to her story once she tells it? ______________________________________________________________________________3. How do they actually react? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CHAPTER 91. Corrie and Ellie reminisce about how innocent they were in high school and even a few days ago. Why were they still innocent then? Why are they no longer innocent? 2. Why, in Ellie’s opinion, is Cobler’s Bay and Wirrawee so important to the invaders? 3. Why does Homer think splitting up is a good idea? 4. Why do you think the invaders dropped a bomb on Corrie’s house?CHAPTER 101. Why does Homer insist on going on with the plan after Corrie’s house blows up? How does he convince Corrie that this is a good idea?2. Describe the strategy Homer and Ellie use to ensure their safety when riding their bikes into town. What does this show about how they are starting to think?3. Why is Ellie feeling more relaxed and confident now?4. Why do you think Mr Clement is reluctant to help Lee and Robyn? How would you react if you were in his position?5. What are the 2 different types of soldiers and how do they each treat the inhabitants of Wirrawee?6. What do you think happened to people who “tried to be heroes”?7. Why do you think Robyn had the strength to carry Lee?8. Who gives Lee injections? Why is this surprising?9. How has Homer changed in Ellie’s eyes since the invasion?10. Why have the group decided to use a big, noisy and conspicuous truck to rescue Lee? Whose idea is it?CHAPTER 111. How does Ellie feel as she is waiting in the truck at the Council Depot? 2. Where does her fear come from?3. What is Homer’s explanation for the need to swap cars at Chris Lang’s place?4. What does this show about the way he is thinking?CHAPTER 121. Why is it so terrible that Chris falls asleep while on sentry duty? 2. How does Ellie react?3. Why do you think she reacts this way?4. How does she feel about her reaction later?CHAPTER 131. According to what the teenagers hear on Corrie’s radio, why would America be best not to get involved in Australia’s struggle?2. Why is Australia being invaded?3. How are the prisoners being treated?4. What do Kevin and Robyn argue about?5. The group is starting to think about long term survival in Hell. What are some clues to this?6. What does the group decide they must do at this point?CHAPTER 141. What reasons does Ellie give Lee for not wanting a relationship with him?2. What do you think are the real reasons?CHAPTER 151. What do Ellie and Lee find in the Hermit’s hut that the others don’t know about?2. According to the coroner’s report what are the two possible ways the Hermit’s family died? 3. Which do you believe? Why?CHAPTER 161. What is the Hermit’s mother in law’s attitude toward him as seen in her letter?2. What does this suggest about the way in which the Hermit’s family actually died?3. What makes Ellie change her mind about Lee on the way back from the Hermit’s hut? CHAPTER 171. Why does Ellie feel uncomfortable with Chris bringing cigarettes and alcohol into Hell?2. Why do you think prisoners are sent to clean up the houses around town?3. What is meant by a “clean war”? Why are the invaders so intent on having a “clean war”?4. What happened to the soldiers involved in the lawnmower incident, according to Robyn? How does this make Ellie feel?5. What does Kevin want to bring into Hell by way of livestock?CHAPTER 181. What does Ellie find primarily attractive about Lee?2. Who is she attracted to physically?3. What are the group’s options according to Homer?4. What do they decide to do and why?CHAPTER 191. What makes Ellie think the soldiers walking past them are professionals?2. What do the soldiers fire at in the bushes?3. What are some clues that the group is starting to think “more like soldiers”?4. What does Homer suggest they do when the group goes up to the Heron?5. What are his strategies to put his plan into action?6. Do you think the plan will work? What problems do you think they might encounter?CHAPTER 201. Why is Ellie nervous about being paired with Fi?2. What is true courage according to Ellie?3. Were her concerns about Fi realised? Explain.4. What is a clue that Fi’s relationship with Homer is becoming serious?5. What problems do Fi and Ellie encounter on their mission to bring the tanker to the appropriate place under the bridge? How do they deal with these problems?CHAPTER 211. What is it that primarily attracts Fi to Homer?2. What are Fi’s intentions regarding Homer?3. Why does this surprise Ellie?4. How do Ellie and Fi feel as they are leaving the scene on their motorbikes?5. Why do you think the group decided to blow up the bridge?6. How is this exploit different from the other exploits the group has been on? (ie blowing up lawnmower, rescuing Lee, going into town to check things out…)CHAPTER 221. What do Ellie and the others see in Ellie’s shed when they ride up her driveway?2. What does Ellie compare this scene with? Why do you think she does this?3. What does Homer suggest the group does?4. What does Kevin decide to do? 5. What does this reveal about him?EPILOGUE1. What is Ellie’s concern about her story?2. How is her story the same as what the Hermit left in his box?3. How has Ellie’s view of Kevin changed from what she thought of him in the beginning?4. What do you think will happen to Corrie and Kevin? ................
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